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July 9, 2012
How does 2004 promise of "venue for amateur athletics, graduations, the circus and other family events" fit with Brooklyn Hoops/Show/Boxing/Family? (and how Brooklyn still needs a Sportsplex)
Atlantic Yards Report
They've really changed how they're promoting the arena, haven't they? For example, Borough President Marty Markowitz once said "I have no doubt that it would also double as a Sportsplex for high school sports," but we haven't heard that kind of talk lately.
At a public meeting June 26 on Barclays Center operations, arena General Manager John Sparks described four or five “major neighborhoods” in which events are distributed.
Beyond the Brooklyn Nets, there will be Brooklyn Show (concerts), Brooklyn Hoops (college), Brooklyn Family (family shows), and Brooklyn Boxing.
Indeed, that's how events are described on the arena web site, as shown in the screenshot at right.
Flashback: 2004
But what were Brooklynites told, in Forest City Ratner's very first mailer, sent to some 300,000 homes over Memorial Day weekend in 2004?
They'd be getting "a venue for amateur athletics, graduations, the circus and other family events."
Posted by eric at July 9, 2012 10:20 AM